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http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=1410&obj_id=14470&dt_code=NWS&lang=en[font face=Times, Times New Roman, Serif][font size=5]Screening Africa's renewable energies potential[/font]
[font size=3]The JRC has published a study mapping the potential of renewable energy sources in Africa. The report analyses the continent's current energy consumption and assesses potential of renewable energy sources - solar, wind, biomass and hydropower - and their cost efficiency and environmental sustainability.
The map of Africa's solar electricity potential, for example, based on the JRC's Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS), shows that in many parts of Africa the same photovoltaic panel could produce twice as much electricity as it would produce in Central Europe. However, in order to assess the suitability of solar energy to provide electricity in rural areas, this option has to be assessed against costs for grid extensions and with the traditional diesel generators.
The report carries out an analysis of the costs and benefits of each technology, with varying results depending on the area of the continent.
The publication of the report coincides with the official European Launch of UN Year on "Sustainable Energy for All" held in Brussels on 8 February.
08/02/12[/font][/font]
[font size=3]The JRC has published a study mapping the potential of renewable energy sources in Africa. The report analyses the continent's current energy consumption and assesses potential of renewable energy sources - solar, wind, biomass and hydropower - and their cost efficiency and environmental sustainability.
The map of Africa's solar electricity potential, for example, based on the JRC's Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS), shows that in many parts of Africa the same photovoltaic panel could produce twice as much electricity as it would produce in Central Europe. However, in order to assess the suitability of solar energy to provide electricity in rural areas, this option has to be assessed against costs for grid extensions and with the traditional diesel generators.
The report carries out an analysis of the costs and benefits of each technology, with varying results depending on the area of the continent.
The publication of the report coincides with the official European Launch of UN Year on "Sustainable Energy for All" held in Brussels on 8 February.
08/02/12[/font][/font]
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Screening Africa's renewable energies potential (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Feb 2012
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Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)1. Looks comprehensive on a quick skim, but...
...I really don't like the words Africa, potential and biomass turning up so close together.
OKIsItJustMe
(19,938 posts)2. What if they are accompanied by…
cost efficiency and environmental sustainability?
Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)4. I'll assume they're lying
Only on my second cup of joe this morning, so I've still got my grump on.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)3. SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!